Welcome! My name is Tenia and I've started this group to promote salsa in the South Bay and West Side of Los Angeles. Please join us at our local events! I'd love to introduce you to other great salsa peeps, so please come say hello to me, and let me know you're from the MeetUp group!

Thank you for joining! I've watched so many salsa students and salsa lovers become a part of this great dance community and it's their new home! I hope you'll love it, too. [:)] One great thing about the salsa community is that you don't need to bring a partner to get started! We have weekly classes and social dancing at Hacienda Hotel in El Segundo, plus special Meetup events and group classes. Los Angeles has a wonderful salsa scene, with so many great venues, DJs, and live bands.

About Tenia

TENIA RAENI WORICK is an award-winning salsa instructor, dancer, and choreographer. She teaches in Los Angeles and holds classes and events all over the South Bay, including Redondo Beach, Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Playa del Rey.

Tenia has been teaching salsa for 17 years. She is known for organizing salsa events and fund-raisers to help build the L.A. Salsa community. Her classes have been featured in the LA Times, Daily Breeze and in LA Magazine’s list of the “101 Sexiest Things To Do in Los Angeles”. She co-founded L.A.’s first all-female performance team, “Stiletto Salsa”, has performed on stage with Tito Puente and is a featured dancer in television and film. She is known for hosting Salsa Meet Ups throughout L.A.